Perfecting the Plan Jade and her small team carefully planned their trip. First, they fl ew to the island of Svalbard. T en they fl ew to a small airport on the ice. Finally, a helicopter took them to their starting point.


As soon as they touched down, Jade put on her sled harness. T e team started off into the unknown. It didn’t take long for them to fall into a daily routine.


The helicopter drops off Jade and her teammates.


20 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER


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